Esi Lufo (born 10 September 2001) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a forward for the TRU WolfPack in the Canadian university system and the Albania women's national team.
Early life Lufo began playing football at the age of 5.
University career In 2020, she had been set to attend the University of Charleston and play for the women's soccer team, but ultimately did not play.
In 2023, she moved to Canada to attend Thompson Rivers University, where she will play for the women's soccer team. On September 16, 2023, she scored her first goal in a match against the Saskatchewan Huskies.
Club career Lufo began her senior career with Kinostudio in the Albanian Women's National Championship, where she played for three years. She made her professional debut at age 14.
Afterwards, she joined Tirana.
In 2019, she joined Vllaznia, the top club in the Albanian league.
In 2023, she joined Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia. She scored in her debut on April 30 against Altitude FC.
In November 2023, she returned to Vllaznia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKinostudio2016–17Kategoria Superiore Femra182122—2023 2017–18181922—2021 2018–19101200—1012 Total465244005056 Tirana2018–19Kategoria Superiore Femra121521—1416 Vllaznia2019–20Kategoria Superiore Femra182232502624 2020–21181600202016 2021–22192400302224 2022–23860050136 Total6368321508170 Rivers FC2023League1 British Columbia115——115 Vllaznia2023–24Kategoria Superiore Femra91000091 Total14114197150165148
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlbania201920202010202161202220202320202420Total151
International career She made her debut with the Albania U19 team in a friendly against Montenegro U19.
She scored her first senior international goal against Armenia in a 5-0 World Cup qualifying victory.
References
External links
Esi Lufo at TRU Wolfpack